There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to what Amazon does.. Look at the debacle they've made of the forums. I would imagine any other company would do what it takes to increase their bottom line, whereas it seems that Amazon doesn't care that it's driving people away.
tangerine, what happens with books and audio books has nothing to do with "what Amazon does." It's all copyright law and distribution rights, and those are determined by the publisher or (in the case of self-published books) the author. Amazon has to follow the laws.
I agree that Amazon made a hash of the forum situation, but I hate it (in general--not directed at you personally) when someone (person, company, any other entity) is blamed for something over which he/she/it has no control. Amazon (or any other retailer, for that matter) cannot sell items that are not legally allowed to be sold in a specific country. For digital goods (music, movies, audio books, e-books) there are also, as I stated, distribution rights to consider.
tangerine, while as far as I know you cannot initiate a loan because you live in Australia, if there's a book that's available (same edition) on both the .com site and the Australian site, you might be able to receive loaned books (or have you already done that)? I also know (because I've done it) that if the same edition is available in Australia as on the .com site, you can be sent books as gifts. That's for e-books, of course, not the Audible books.
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There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to what Amazon does.. Look at the debacle they've made of the forums. I would imagine any other company would do what it takes to increase their bottom line, whereas it seems that Amazon doesn't care that it's driving people away.
tangerine, what happens with books and audio books has nothing to do with "what Amazon does." It's all copyright law and distribution rights, and those are determined by the publisher or (in the case of self-published books) the author. Amazon has to follow the laws.
I agree that Amazon made a hash of the forum situation, but I hate it (in general--not directed at you personally) when someone (person, company, any other entity) is blamed for something over which he/she/it has no control. Amazon (or any other retailer, for that matter) cannot sell items that are not legally allowed to be sold in a specific country. For digital goods (music, movies, audio books, e-books) there are also, as I stated, distribution rights to consider.
*stepping off soapbox now*
That reminds me of work. I work in tech support. It's so funny to us when there is an update of some software and someone complains their mouse won't work now because of it. Like one has to do with the other...
I have never read any books by any of the current crop of (mostly self-published) contemporary writers who write in the first person. I rarely enjoy first-person books (there are a few exceptions: Jane Eyre, Nero Wolfe mysteries, Robin Hobb's Assassin's series, Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson, Magnus Chase, and Trials of Apollo series). ....
I used to dislike books written in the first person; however, now I take books on a case by case basis.
A non-romance book that is a relatively new favorite is The Martian by Andy Weir; it's written in a mix of first and third person.
I enjoy books written in the 1st person. I'm able to understand that person much better.
Hi Banana Boat, I just happened across this topic. I also like 1st person stories. You are probably familiar with Joan Wolf who is an author I like who writes in 1st person.
Post by Banana Boat on Jan 19, 2018 17:16:54 GMT -7
Hi bonnieg! Yes, I enjoy Joan Wolf! I've been reading some Kristen Ashley books, some I've never read and now one (Sweet Dreams) I'm re-reading because I like it. She also does a lot of 1st person writing and it works for me. I guess I've never give much thought to if a book is written in 1st person writing. I just know if I like it or not!
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